Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Medical, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Earn 10 PDUs! PMP/PgMP: 10   PMI-ACP: 0  PMI-SP: 0  PMI-RMP: 0 PMI-PBA: 0  (Max no. of PDUs that can be earned towards each certification)

PMI Talent Triangle PDU Categories
Technical Project Management: 10
Leadership: 0
Strategic and Business Management: 0 

Description:

Why do projects fail? Research studies have identified poor requirements management processes (or lack thereof) as a leading cause of project failure. PMI’s annual global research: Pulse of the Profession® on Requirements Management – A Core Competency for Project and Program Success, published in August 2014, finds that 47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.

Effective (structured) requirements management processes address many project development/management issues.

In both traditional and agile project development, requirements are important considerations in the project life cycle. Successful projects are highly dependent on well-defined and well-understood requirements. 

Implementing requirements management processes, in collaboration with stakeholders, can greatly improve project success rates, leading to consistent delivery of successful projects and improved organizational performance.

The seminar focuses on utilizing requirements management in improving organizational project success rates. It covers effective implementation of requirement processes in any industry, in the public or the private sector, including the tools, techniques and processes.

Earn 10 PDUs with 7 class hours and pre-seminar reading assignments. Take advantage of discounted rates for PMI members. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:00 and snacks refreshments will be served for afternoon break.

This seminar has previously been offered for PMI Seminars World and at PMI Global Congress.

Course objectives:

After completing the course, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the major causes for project failures and learn how Requirements Management can contribute to project success

  • Identify the elements of Effective Requirements Management

  • Describe the project management process: Collect Requirements

  • Discuss implementing Requirements Management effectively to improve project success rates in traditional and in agile project development

  • Apply tools and techniques for Requirements Management suitable for your workplace

  • Learn to improve organizational performance through effective Requirements Management

Who should attend:

  • Project Managers, Project Leaders and Business Analysts who have responsibility to lead and/or manage projects and/or develop Requirements Definition, Functional Requirements, Business Process Requirements, or the Requirements Section for a Request for Proposal (RFP).

  • Program Management Office (PMO) Managers/Directors interested in developing standard Requirements Management processes for their organization.

  • PM Consultants interested in understanding the benefits and challenges in implementing Requirements Management processes and in learning how Requirements Management processes can impact customer satisfaction, project performance and the organizational performance.

Instructor: J.D. Haughwout, MA, CDP, PMP 

Instructor Biography: 

J.D. Haughwout, MA, CDP, PMP began teaching in the US Air Force as a Technical Instructor where he earned the Master Instructor rating. His business-related training experience extends from his role as the Information Technology (IT) Training Manager at Minnesota Blue Cross and continues to this day. Training continued to be a part of his career as he progressed from Information Management to Program Management. He was an instructor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University where he taught Project Management at the graduate level.

During his professional career, Mr. Haughwout successfully progressed through the information technology and project management career paths. He has worked in North, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, India and the Middle East implementing IT solutions and consulting to start-up mobile telecommunications companies.  He held the senior PMO management role with Hewlett-Packard Consulting for their global Communications Business Unit and he was the PMO Director for the US southeast area for Computer Associates (CA).  His extensive project management experience, executing large ($30+M) global IT engagements, allows him to bring real world experiences into very interesting classroom discussions. 

Mr. Haughwout earned his Master’s degree at Webster University.  He is an active member of the PMI Atlanta Chapter. He earned his PMI PMP® certification in 1998.  He has given this seminar (and other professional development seminars) for the PMI Atlanta Certification and Education Committee, for the PMI Atlanta PDD and for PMI SeminarsWorld at the PMI Global Congress-North America.

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Medical, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

RSVP: Thurday, October 20, 2016

Registration Fee:

$ 395 --- PMI Atlanta Chapter Member (standard rate)

$ 530 --- Non-member (standard rate)

*** Early Bird Special: Save 10% If Registered By Saturday, October 8, 2016 ***

$ 355.50 --- PMI Atlanta Chapter Member (discount rate)
$ 477.00 --- Non-member (discount rate)

Please note that walk-ins on the same day as class are not allowed. Registration must be completed on-line in advance of RSVP date provided in course description. 

* For information on the event, please email Certification & Education Class Chair or call 678-686-0739.